Thursday, February 17, 2011

And So We Begin

I flew to Tacoma, Washington yesterday morning* to teach at the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat, which kicks off in just an hour. I'm so excited I could pee, and have.

It's a honor to be here, and heaven knows I love to travel; but when you do it a great deal–as I lately have–confusion sets in.

This is the sort of note I now customarily leave for myself on the bedside table before I go to sleep. It helps immensely when I wake up in a cold sweat and can't remember where I am, or why I'm there.

*Dolores flew in later because there were no seats left in First Class on the early flight. Yup, First Class. She also has a rider in her contract requiring a chocolate fountain in her hotel room. I got a granola bar.

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This note makes me think of the guy who wanted to see how conscious he was during his dental procedure, after he heard that part of the anesthesia was an amnesiac. He got as far as scribbling "Just started, doing fine" on his hand before all his pens were confiscated.

That note? Oh, yes. When working on a film our call times change from day to day, and that coupled with the typical rest-deprivation can make for confusion & anxiety when one wakes addled in the night. So in addition to setting the alarm I put a note by the bed that tells me what time I need to get up and what time I need to be out the door.

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